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Tofacitinib helped a woman with total-body hair loss grow her hair back.
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Combining epinephrine with a steroid may help regrow hair in severe alopecia areata cases.
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A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with a rare skin form of Rosai-Dorfman disease after years of misdiagnosis.
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A hair growth ointment improved hair length in a family with a genetic hair growth condition.
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